Social Worker - Adult Safeguarding Team

Job Posted: 4 July 2025

• Contract Term: Permanent
• Location: Isle of Wight
• Contract Type: Full time
• Salary: Grade 10, £36,778 to £39,522 per annum
• Industries: Social Work

37 hours per week

We are seeking to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic Social Worker to join our Adult Safeguarding Team that sits within the Local Authority Adult Social Care department. You will benefit from a unique and enriching environment within an organisation that values strong leadership, a good work life balance, quality management support and reflective supervision.

As a qualified Social Worker, you will hold the relevant qualification, skills, and experience to manage a varied caseload, balancing the needs of the person and the service. To fulfil this duty, you will work alongside individuals at risk of/experiencing abuse and neglect, their families, advocates and partner agencies, to coordinate, gather and assess information relevant to the concerns. This will involve coordinating safeguarding enquiries, undertaking face to face visits, attending safeguarding meetings, coproduction of safety plans and where required, complete detailed reports for individuals and relevant organisations.

You will:

• Have excellent written, communication and relationship building skills. Be able to fully recognise the importance of ensuring that the voice and personal outcomes of adults at risk is heard, that their wellbeing is promoted, and that they are supported to live happy, healthy lives.
• Share our ambitions, passion, and attitude to enable individuals to be protected and live free from harm and abuse.
• Be a critical thinker who has competence and confidence in your practice.
• Have sound working knowledge of the Safeguarding s42 duty under the Care Act 2014, hold professional curiosity and be able to demonstrate evidence informed decisions through the work you complete.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a role that really makes a difference to peoples’ lives in our Island community.

If you would like further information and an informal discussion, please contact Donna Turner - Acting Team Manager Adult Safeguarding at D[email protected] or Michelle Stean - Senior Social Worker Adult Safeguarding at [email protected]; alternatively telephone: 01983 821000

Join #TeamIWC and you'll receive our staff benefits package, including:

• Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays!
• Local Government pension scheme
• Discounted Solent ferry travel
• Island bus network discount
• Cycle to work scheme
• Staff parking permit scheme
• Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership
• National and local discounts & benefits schemes
• Relocation scheme of up to £8,000 may be available for some roles (subject to criteria)
• Travel allowance may be available if commuting from the mainland (subject to criteria)

Find out more about working for the Isle of Wight Council and living on the Island.

The Isle of Wight Council currently does not have a license to sponsor overseas workers.

We actively promote the diversity of our workforce, and provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees. We are an equal opportunities employer, proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community.

We are a Disability Confident employer. Along with a number of commitments, this means, providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.

The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination, and this is supported by;

unacceptable behaviour policy

employee code of conduct

our values, culture and inclusivity

The Isle of Wight Council’s Terms & Conditions of employment are available upon request. Please contact our recruitment team via [email protected] if you would like to receive a copy.

The Isle of Wight Council reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than stated, if required. To ensure your application is considered, it is recommended to submit your application promptly.

Out of Hours Standby and Call Out. You may be asked to provide support in exceptional circumstances, outside of usual business hours. Unless stated otherwise in the job summary for the role this is not part of the department’s usual standby arrangements.

The Isle of Wight Council is committed to supporting all newly qualified social workers (NQSWs) via a robust post-graduate competency framework, the ‘Assessed and Supported Year of Employment’ (ASYE). The ASYE is intended to be the first stage of continuing professional development for Registered Social Workers. The framework will be closely allied to the Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF).  You will be therefore, be required to satisfactorily complete the ASYE programme within a 12-month period (or 18 months if part-time).

For support completing your online application or for further information on how to apply, phone 01983 823134 or email [email protected]  Only applications submitted online by the closing date will be accepted.

We often receive a high volume of applicants for our vacancies. If you do not hear from the recruiting manager within three weeks of the closing date, we regret that your application will not have been successful on this occasion. Please revisit our job page for alternate posts that may be suitable.